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DrPhill wrote:Its just a canonical form of 'dots'.

Uhm, and by 'dots', you mean something like this?


I'm feeling incredibly stupid and puzzled, now.

Nice way of not saying "Danny Boy", anyway.

Anybody else who'd like to tell me their favorite airs? - I'm off to google the ones you've mentioned above.

My recommendation would be that you not transpose it in written form. It's a simple tune, and you surely have it in your head already. Play your D note, then hum the D note out loud, and then hum the tune in such a way that it ends (resolves) on that D note. Once you can hum it, you can learn to wh...

Does anybody have the sheetmusic for Loch Lomond in D major? Or could someone teach me how to transpose them from G major to D major?

Both would be good. The last time I had to transpose something was over 10 years ago. So I'm way out of practice and have no idea about how to do it.

Enjoy your trip! Italy's got a lot of phantastic places to see...

You may want to check customs regulations, too. There's currently a TV series about German customs officers and their work and I usually find myself puzzled by the regulations. Some of them are really odd. Like you have to pay taxes on laptops and other high end electronic equipment upon entering th...

Hi-- here are some goodies to tempt you all. As my own part of stimulating the economy (mainly mine...) I'm offering free shipping for any whistles ordered within the next month (U.S. only). "U.S. only"... Sigh. Seems like I'll have to change my "location" to "Somewhere I h...

None. There is no "should" regards to slow airs. Just learn airs you really like. And learn to play them well. Most likely you play them solo anyway, or with folks who showed them to you, or with whom you play regularly and who enjoy playing airs. [...] I mostly play Scottish airs, especi...

Don't say "Danny Boy" now!

No honestly, what kind of slow airs would you say any whistler can't do without knowing?

I know we are talking about willow whistles, however the video reminded me of I page I found a few days ago. It's about how to make an elder whistle. But be careful: Reading and watching the information is likely to make you see elder trees everywhere even if there weren't any... Elder Whistle: http...

In the past I've used restarting to quit tounging everything, and (unsuccessfully) to try using my pinky to brace the whistle. Hi! I haven't posted here in a while--in fact, I haven't played in a while. I came to the conclusion sometime between last spring and this fall that trying to do a double m...

Oh...

New whistle or buying a replacement for the defective oven?
New whistle or going on the holiday of my dreams?

Seems like I'll have to save a lot until I can relieve my landlord and my boyfriend from the whistle noise.

Well, the one most of you know already: Israel this October.

Then there are a hiking/whistle summer school trip to Ireland, maybe next year and a trip to Canada in autumn one day when I have earned enough money.

Nope.